TORONTO – The Canadian division of Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson announced the appointment Tuesday of Jeanette Irekvist as the company’s new president.
Irekvist will also remain as vice president…
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Buying smaller ISPs “a strategy” for getting to 100% coverage, Rogers CEO says
By Ahmad Hathout
Note: This story has been updated with comments from Bell CEO Mirko Bibic.
TORONTO – Rogers…
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Bill follows in footsteps of U.S. broadband ‘nutrition’ label
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA — A private member’s bill that would require internet service providers to include the “typical” download and upload…
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Four internet service providers will be entrusted with $61 million from the federal and Ontario governments to provide high-speed internet access to more than 16,000 homes in rural Ontario,…
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By Ahmad Hathout
MONTREAL – Quebecor’s Videotron has a new beef with Bell, and it relates to prices charged by the latter for wholesale access to its fibre and transport…
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By Ahmad Hathout
VANCOUVER – As the British Columbia government prepares to take bids for a new telecommunications services agreement proposal expected for this summer, the province reported in a…
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YORK REGION, ONT. – A corporation owned by the regional municipality of York is getting $48 million in federal and provincial funding to provide high-speed internet access to 3,800…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – An application by Bell requesting the CRTC stop collecting money for the Broadband Fund until it delivers money already collected is drawing support from other…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has launched a proceeding on whether the mandated mobile virtual network operator regime should include large business customers and internet of things (IoT) segments.
The regulator…
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REGINA – Access Communications Co-operative said Tuesday that it has launched its gigabit internet product to 25 more communities in Saskatchewan.
The AccessHyperSpeed 1 Gig service will now be available…
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